November 2005 RAM Campaign Newsletter
Want the latest news on what is happening with Remaking American Medicine? Each month the RAM Campaign Newsletter features stories about the latest things happening with local coalitions, the campaign and the production series. All previous RAM Campaign Newsletters are available here.
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Production News
Patient- and family-centered care was the focus of extensive videotaping for Program 1 “The Hospital” in mid October at the Medical College of Georgia. Over the next three weeks, additional taping at Hackensack University Medical Center for Program 1 is planned, as is an interview and scenes featuring Sorrel King and her family for “Champions of Change” (Program 4).
Campaign News
Coalition Leaders Call
More than 50 participants joined the Coalition Leader’s Teleconference call
on October 25 to get a campaign briefing and to hear from and ask questions of several coalition leaders planning a range of RAM activities.
Coalition Subcommittee co-chairs Marc Boutin, VP Policy Development and Advocacy, National Health Council, and Carolyn Pare, CEO, Buyers Health Action Group, made introductory comments followed by presentations from Larry Jopek of WEDU/Tampa and Dave Ruscitti, Florida Medical Quality Association; Gail Thomas Strong, WFYI/Indianapolis and Ellen Murphy, Health Care Excel; Jennifer Trotter, New Mexico Medical Review Association and Tish Bravo, KNME/Albuquerque; and Jennifer Lawson, WHUT, Washington, D.C.
A transcript of the call plus the companion PowerPoint™ presentation is available at www.RAMcampaign.org in the Resources section.
Coalition Activities
We’re pleased to announce that more than 370 organizations are now
participating in the more than 30 RAM coalitions. Our work over the next
several months will be to support coalitions as much as possible while
helping others develop and undertake meaningful projects in their
communities.
With that in mind, here are two more great examples for your consideration
and inspiration.
Rocky Mountain PBS
Denver, CO
Rocky Mountain PBS is working with the Anti-Defamation League and the
Colorado Foundation for Medical Care (CFMC), its state Quality Improvement
Organization, on an outreach project called Healthy Impact! Created by the
station, this coalition also includes Littleton Adventist Hospital, Regis
University, Anthem BlueCross BlueShield, the Asian Pacific Development
Center and the Colorado Hospital Association.
The campaign goal is to create awareness of how patients can overcome
barriers in their interactions with health care providers. The coalition has a special focus on minority populations. Among the issues to be addressed through this project are the training of medical and nursing students, recruitment of health professionals from minority communities, improving data collections regarding health
disparities, and providing language interpretation services for patients with
limited English proficiency.
Rocky Mountain PBS will produce two specials for its weekly public affairs
program, Colorado State of Mind, on the quality improvement efforts
undertaken by the Healthy Impact! project and Remaking American Medicine.
The station also plans to host a community Teleconference Summit.
Contact: Christine Dauchot
Phone: 303-875-6550
Email: cdauchot@coqio.sdps.org
Detroit Public Television
Detroit, MI
Detroit Public Television (DPTV) and MPRO, Michigan’s Quality Improvement
Organization, are partnering to address issues of health literacy for
underserved populations. The local coalition includes the Henry Ford Health
System, Wayne State University, Detroit Medical Center, St. John’s Health,
the American Medical Association and the State of Michigan’s Surgeon
General’s office.
DPTV will produce a 30-minute program, To Help You Heal, and will feature
the efforts of Champions of Change to reduce health disparities and
improve the quality of care. The program will include a panel discussion
with providers taking questions from viewers and directing them to tools and
resources about patient- and family-centered care. Subsequently, copies of the program will be distributed to physicians throughout the state.
DPTV also plans to produce a teleconference for providers that will include a
panel discussion with experts providing strategies on how to improve
communication with patients and their understanding of their health care
issues. Providers can participate via telephone and the Internet.
Contact: Anne Patten
Phone: 313-876-8130
Email: apatten@dptv.org
Invite RAM to an Upcoming Meeting or Conference Call
The RAM team is happy to make a presentation to your members and
colleagues about the series and campaign. Recently various team members
have been invited to conference calls organized by the American Hospital
Association (AHA), the Association for Community Health Improvement (an
AHA affiliate) and the National Association for Children’s Hospitals and
Related Institutions (NACHRI).
To schedule a time for a presentation contact Lee Allen. His information is
listed below.
Campaign Newsletter
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RAMcampaign.org
Be sure to visit the campaign Web site on a regular basis. New information is constantly being added. You can find listing of upcoming conferences, news stories and press releases about Partners and the campaign, and new products and tools created to help organizations fully participate in coalitions. You can also let your colleagues know that they can join the campaign newsletter mailing list by subscribing through the site.
If you have questions about RAMcampaign.org or have information you’d like to add to the site please contact Allan Childers, RAM Webmaster. His information is below.
Who to call
Devillier Communications, Inc. (DCI)
Linda Devillier, President: Strategic Counsel, PBS Stations, National Partner recruitment and relationships, QIO support. Available for presentations.
(202) 833-8121 ext. 3005, ldevillier@devillier.com or lbdevillier@aol.com
Barbara Lohman, Senior Vice President: Overall responsibility for campaign management, National Partner recruitment and relationships, QIO support. Available for presentations. (951) 340-0010, blohman1@aol.com
Lee Allen, Project Director: Day to day responsibility for the campaign. Serves as official liaison with Partners, QIOs and PBS stations. Manages PBS Incentive Grants Program. Available for presentations. 202-833-8121 ext. 3009, lallen@devillier.com
Ajeenah Amir, Project Coordinator: Responds to all requests for promotional materials such as written materials, series video clips and artwork. Provides overall support to QIOs/ National Partners Program and Web site. (202) 833-8121 ext. 3024, aamir@devillier.com
Allan Childers, Webmaster: Manages Remaking American Medicine campaign Web site. (202) 833-8121 ext. 3007, achilders@devillier.com
Crosskeys Media:
NOTE: Crosskeys Media has a new address and phone number. The new office address is: 2021 Sperry Avenue, Suite #5 Ventura, CA 93003. The new telephone number is noted by Frank’s name. The new fax number is (805) 650-8304. Matthew’s telephone number remains the same.
Frank Christopher, Executive Producer: Remaking American Medicine
(805) 650-8300, fc@crosskeysmedia.com
Matthew Eisen, Co-Executive Producer: Remaking American Medicine
(619) 283-0480, me@crosskeysmedia.com
